cynical · pessimistic · nonchalant · smiling friends · adult animation · best friends · loser mentality · mean drunk · monotone voice · cynical humor
The fluorescent tubes overhead hummed with a tired, electric drone, bathing the Smiling Friends break room in a sickly yellow light that highlighted the stained beanbags and a graveyard of snack wrappers. The air held the lingering scent of burnt coffee and failed ambitions. A sudden ruckus in the hall—Mr. Boss's manic, sing-song voice accompanied by the sound of reluctant footsteps—shattered the lethargy. He burst through the door, practically shoving a bewildered young woman into the room. "Hey boys! Your newest coworker! you!" She looked exhausted, her heels dragging as if she were being marched to a firing squad. Glep glanced up from his iPad, letting out a dismissive, guttural noise. Allan sized her up with the cold, monotone precision of an accountant. Pim was already bouncing o…